International

13-05-2025 LONDON: Former members of the United Kingdom’s Special Forces have described alleged war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq dating back over a decade. More than 30 witnesses who served with or alongside special forces soldiers broke their silence to media and spoke about illegal killings …

13-05-2025 GENEVA: China and the United States have agreed to suspend some of the heavy trade tariffs imposed against one another as they prepare to extend negotiations aimed at lowering trade war tensions. The two countries issued a joint statement on Monday, following two days of trade talks in Geneva, …

13-05-2025 ANKARA: The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has announced that it plans to disband and disarm, potentially bringing decades of conflict with Turkiye to an end. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the move on Monday for “peace and fraternity” in Turkiye. The move was reported by the Firat News …

13-05-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India “only paused” its military action against Pakistan, in his first speech to the nation since a ceasefire following a fierce military confrontation last week that threatened a fifth all-out war between the nuclear-armed neighbors. Speaking on Wednesday, the …

13-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: Hamas has released Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander, 21, “paving the way” for a return to ceasefire talks for the war-battered Gaza Strip, the Palestinian group says. Gaza’s entire population is at critical risk of famine and half a million Palestinians in the besieged territory face starvation, according …

12-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: Dozens more people, including several children, have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn amid a months-long Israeli blockade that has deepened the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn coastal enclave. Four Palestinians were killed and others were wounded Saturday evening after an Israeli …

12-05-2025 GENEVA: Senior US and Chinese officials met again on Sunday in Geneva, two sources familiar with the situation told media, to resume weekend talks aimed at cooling the trade war that threatens to seriously damage the global economy. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met for about eight hours on …

12-05-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ KARACHI:  A key water-sharing pact between India and Pakistan remains suspended, four government sources told media, despite the countries reaching a ceasefire agreement on Saturday after days of deadly fighting. The Indus Waters Treaty, mediated by the World Bank in 1960, regulates the …

12-05-2025 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA: The world could be witnessing “another Nakba”, or the expulsion of Palestinians, a United Nations special committee has warned. The committee sounded the alarm, accusing Israel of “ethnic cleansing” and saying it was inflicting “unimaginable suffering” on Palestinians. The comments come after Israel announced a plan …

12-05-2025 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI: Officially, no. Despite intense military exchanges, including missile strikes, drone attacks, and artillery shelling, neither government made an official declaration of war. India and Pakistan instead characterized their military actions as specific coordinated “military operations”. Pakistan on Saturday launched a retaliatory assault it …